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To Kill a MockingbirdLot - Agreement Signed by
Phillip Alford, Two Edited Clips of 35mm Footage, and Production
Call Sheets. Phillip Alford was 13 years old and living in
Birmingham, Alabama when he auditioned for the role of Jem Finch in
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer
Prize-winning novel. He had never previously been in a movie, and
the story goes that Alford only agreed to the audition because it
excused him from half a day of school! At any rate, Alford won the
part of Jem (son of lawyer Atticus Finch, played by Gregory Peck in
his Oscar-winning performance) and gave a moving, memorable,
entirely natural portrayal. This lot contains a letter from
Pakula-Mulligan Productions of Universal Studios, dated December
22, 1961, officially notifying Alford that he'd won the role and
requesting his signature in agreement. (Alford and his mother both
signed the form, as he was a minor.) Also included is a December
28, 1961 letter from the law offices of Silverstone & Rosenthal
(and its postmarked envelope) regarding the casting agreement;
three original call sheets, dated April 11 and 25, and May 1, 1962;
and two clips of edited 35mm footage from the film. This last item
is a uniquely rare artifact and deals with the scenes in which the
trial begins and the camera tracks up to the segregated balcony,
then to the uncuffing of Tom Robinson, and then cuts to Atticus in
all his dauntless glory. Also included is a scene with jem and
Scout in the forest after the Halloween party. All material is in
Fine to Excellent condition. A wonderful archive devoted to a
powerful and beloved film. Accompanied by James Spence
Authentication auction LOA.

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